Andy Murray

Andy Murray achieved a remarkable result by knocking the fourth seed Alexander Zverev out of the Qatar Open, forcing his way into the quarter-finals in ...

Zverev’s response was swift as he raced to a 3-0 lead in the second and although the Scot made good use of the new balls to register in the next game, he ultimately went down 6-2 after another break. But I managed to stay strong, kept fighting and got the break at the end and closed it out well.” Murray won the first set on a tie-break after both players surrendered service repeatedly.

Andy Murray came through another three-set encounter to set up a last-eight meeting with French qualifier Alexandre Muller in Doha; top seeds Andrey Rublev ...

Rublev broke back and went on to win the ensuing tie-break for a 1-6 6-1 7-6 victory, setting up a quarter-final meeting with Czech Jiri Lehecka. "Hopefully that continues the rest of the week, but I obviously enjoyed playing in that atmosphere tonight." Zverev battled back from losing the opening set in a tie-break to claim an early break in the second on his way to taking the last-16 clash to a decider, where Murray was twice two points from defeat when he served to stay in the match during the 10th game of the final set.

Numerous seeds progressed on Wednesday at the Qatar Open, though Alexander Zverev fell short against a spirited Andy Murray in Doha.

World number eight Auger-Aliassime had lost his only previous meeting with Kubler, and an upset was on the cards after the Canadian was broken in the third game and was unable to recover. [WATCH the ATP Tour LIVE on beIN SPORTS The world number five was staring at a fourth opening-round defeat in five appearances this year but saved three match points en route to fighting back from 5-2 down in the decider.

Wednesday's effort followed up a first-round performance where the former world No. 1 erased a trio of match points.

Auger-Aliassime overcame Jason Kubler, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Rublev will aim to take another step forward with a win over Australian Open quarterfinalist Jiri Lehecka. Tallon Griekspoor served for their second-round encounter at 5-4 in their deciding set, where he held three match points that included opening an initial 40-15 lead. Murray asserted himself with deep hitting and aggressive positioning to come through the tense moments. 1 prevailed over Alexander Zverev at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, eliminating the No. ATP Doha, Qatar

Andy Murray continues his eventful start to the season with a notable win over Germany's Alexander Zverev to put him into the Qatar Open quarter-finals.

Belarusian world number two Aryna Sabalenka, who won her maiden major title at the Australian Open, earned a 13th win in 13 matches this year by beating defending champion Jelena Ostapenko 2-6 6-1 6-1. The quality of a momentum-changing drop-shot helped Murray break for 6-5 and he served out victory to stop Zverev winning one of the sternest tests he has faced in his comeback. Murray's physical levels dipped and his plummeting service percentage enabled Zverev to break twice and the world number 16 appeared to hold the momentum in the decider. Zverev, who snapped ankle ligaments in a French Open semi-final against Rafael Nadal last year, was unable to serve out at 5-4 and the opener swung the way of Murray in a tight tie-break. Murray twice fell a break behind in a competitive first set, but continued to ask serious questions of the 2020 US Open runner-up with his clever returning. At the Australian Open, he survived a match point to beat Italian 13th seed Matteo Berrettini in the first round and then fought back from two-sets down to win at 4am against Thanasi Kokkinakis in his next match.

Andy Murray is back in action at the Qatar Open on Thursday less than 24 hours after his energy-sapping second-round win over Alexander Zverev.

The Qatar Open quarter-final match is scheduled to take place at around 1pm UK time at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha. My coach will obviously watch some video and stuff tonight to get a bit more familiar with his game, but it’s an opportunity for me in the quarters tomorrow and time to rest up and get ready for that one.” “Coming through qualifying, he will have played four matches now, so obviously likes these conditions.

Frenchman Muller is the world No 170 and reached the quarter-finals after wins against Nikoloz Basilashvili and eighth seed Botic van de Zandschulp. The match ...

Mistake on the forehand by Muller who is struggling with the number of balls Murray is getting back in court and MURRAY BREAKS! Mammoth rally, great defence by Muller as he keeps replying to Murray’s powerful groundstrokes and it’s SAVED as Murray shanks wide. Good battling by Muller though as he hangs in rallies to win a couple of points. The Murray serve suddenly looks too big for his opponent. Murray is cooking now. Murray has stepped it up and shown his enduring quality in these last couple of sets. Opens with an unreturned first serve and some powerful groundstrokes put him in control of pretty much every point. A deep backhand can’t be returned, seals the victory and brings Muller’s career week to an end. Murray has looked untouchable on serve in this deciding set. The 35-year-old found his groove however and is now just two wins away from a first ATP tour title since victory in Antwerp, Belgium in 2019. He’s one of best young players on the tour. “I had to start going for my shots a lot more.

Andy Murray will face Jiri Lehecka in the Qatar Open semi-finals after beating French qualifier Alexandre Müller in three sets.

Müller stemmed the tide by holding serve, but Murray was rewarded for his more aggressive approach as he took the second set 6-1 in 30 minutes to level the match. The first set I wasn’t doing enough with the ball and he was dictating a lot of the points and making me do a lot of running. I’ve obviously played a lot of tennis the last few days and that wasn’t going to give me the best chance to win the match, so I stepped up and started taking a few more chances.

Andy Murray was as doughty as ever as he produced a fine comeback to beat France's Alexandre Muller in three sets, 4-6 6-1 6-2, at ATP Doha.

['My main rival is still Nadal' - Djokovic 'cannot call' Alcaraz bigger rival](https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/novak-djokovic-cannot-call-carlos-alcaraz-biggest-rival-ahead-of-french-open-as-it-is-still-rafael-n_sto9408410/story.shtml) [Alcaraz gives views on 'pressure to fight with Djokovic to be the No. It is the first semi-final Murray has reached on the ATP Tour since June 2022. The 26-year-old Muller, who is currently ranked at No. ATP Doha It was then left to Murray to close out the match in an efficient fashion and set up a semi-final clash with Jiri Lehecka, who has enjoyed a stunning start to 2023 after [battled past ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev](https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/atp-doha/2023/andy-murray-storms-into-qatar-open-2023-quarter-finals-with-marathon-win-over-fourth-seed-alexander-_sto9407934/story.shtml)in three sets, 7-6(5) 2-6 7-5, in what was an exhausting match that lasted a full three hours and three minutes under the floodlights.

Andy Murray takes the win after coming back and qualifies for the semifinals.

While the last time Alexandre Muller faced a tennis player from Great Britain was on February 1 when he defeated Choinski in the Koblenz Challenger, held in Germany; Then he was eliminated in the first round of the Challenger Quimper. As for his opponent in the quarterfinals, Alexandre Muller commented that "he's obviously had a good week in the qualifiers. Stay tuned for more updates on the match live online at VAVEL. The tennis player from Great Britain and former world No. Right now on center court is playing the match between Rublev and Lehecka that will go to the third set.

Andy Murray reaches his first ATP Tour semi-final for eight months with a 4-6 6-1 6-2 win over French qualifier Alexandre Muller at the Qatar Open.

[ATP Tour](/tennis/atp-tour/) semi-final since the Stuttgart Open in June. [Lorenzo Sonego](/people/lorenzo-sonego/) and [Alexander Zverev](/people/alexander-zverev/) earlier this week, cut a tired figure as he lost the first set. [Andy Murray](/people/andy-murray/) recovered from a first-set blip to defeat world number 170 [Alexandre Muller](/people/alexandre-muller/) and advance to the semi-finals of the Qatar Open.

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Having already overcome Lorenzo Sonego and Alexander Zverev in deciding sets, Andy Murray prevails in the third set once again, moving past world No 170 ...

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